Remote power reboot

[Ken Greenebaum]

I rolled my own solution using inexpensive X10 devices (an appliance  
module, RF receiver, and a serial based RF transmitter), and a perl  
script that I run every minute as a cron script. Of course you need  
to have a machine running 24/7 to run the script(s).

-Ken


On Feb 18, 2007, at 10:31 AM, Stephen Ronan wrote:

> While having some troubles with remote DSL modems occasionally losing
> sync, I'm trying to check out power supplies/switches that support
> remote rebooting or automated rebooting driven by ping results when  
> the
> device attempts to ping other devices. These three looked particularly
> interesting:
>
> Digital Loggers, Inc.
> Web Power Switch
> http://www.digital-loggers.com/lpc.html
> (no telnet as of 2/07)
> (about $150)
>
> Synaccess
> Netbooter NP-02
> http://www.synaccess-net.com/products.php?id=np02
> (about $200)
>
>
> Dataprobe
> iBOOT
> http://dataprobe.com/products/power/iboot/index.html
> (about $235)
>
> I was leaning toward the first of those possibilities for situations
> where telnet wouldn't add much value and the second in situations  
> where
> telnet would be especially useful (e.g., in a Roofnet mesh network  
> where
> I could reach the power switch via another gateway, hopping through
> Roofnet nodes via ssh/telnet). But I was surprised to find last night
> that the online store cites $80+ for shipping from CA to MA. I'm  
> hoping
> that's a mistake.
>
> I'd be interested to know if any of you have had experience with such
> devices and have experience/recommendations to share?
>
>    Thanks,
> Stephen Ronan
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